The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-09-22

Engineer Mcintyre, of Sioux City, who
still remains in Canton unable to en-
gage in active work, the survey on the
proposed line between Canton and
Sioux City has been delayed several
days. His crew came in from Sioux
City last Friday, ready for work, and
are still here awaiting orders. 1t is
now probable that the survey will be
commenced in day or two.
It is now about definetly settled
that the Illinois Central people will
build from LeMars to Yankton early
next season. They are building the
Sioux Fails line as rapidly as possible,
paying 50 per day for stone masons
and -S1.75 for common hands. The
Manitoba people also have large
force at work on their Sioux Falls ex-
tension and will get their track into
running order in time to capture part
of the wheat crop of 1887.
Meantime matters along the Jim
Hill system are bubbling and booming
in a lively manner. Marshall, Mimi,
people are very anxious to have TIE
Manitoba extension to Sioux City
branch off from that point, and claim
that depot site has been fixed so as
to make room for the proposed Sioux
City line. Albert Lea, Mimi, business
men are also making an effort to in
duce the Manitoba folk to look over
the feasibility of running line from
Albert Lea to Sioux City. But the
Brandon project, via Canton, is the
short line and by all odds the line for
Sioux City people. {.
Sioux Falls became tritie anxious
over the suspicious movement of the
Canton survey, and MessrS. Pettjgrew
and Sherman at once proceeded to st.
Paul, where they had a conference
with Jim Hill. The latter gentleman
assured the committee that the road
would be completed into Sioux Falls,
but made no expression as to where
he expected to cross the Missouri with
his Denver line. Sioux Falls people
very naturally are anxious to be locat-
ed on the main line, and are dead
against the Sioux City line. They
want the road to cross the Missouri at
Iankton. Relative to the trip of the
Sioux Falls gentlemen to st. Paul the
Press of Sunday morning says:
There was a well-laid plan by Sioux
City with $250,000 to cheat Sioux Falls
out of the road, but it didn't work.
They We're thoroughly organized and
engineered their scheme pretty
smoothly. 1t was their intention to
have the road pass Sioux Falls at
Brandon, about nine miles east.
1t is believed the road will never go
to Sioux City. The managers do not
not want to 90 as there is no chance
to get across the river at that place,
while Yankton has a good crossing.
The Press is mistaken relative to
the Sioux City crossing, and also in
regard to what the managers want.
Sioux City will have the Duluth con-
nection, and it is more than likely it
will be made the main Denver line
A line may also be built to Yankton-
The business men of the latter town
have appointed committee whose
duty it is to secure a survey between
Yankton and Sioux Falls, procure the
right of way and turn it over to the
Manitoba people. They are wide
awake and will have the connection if
money and enterprise have anything
to do with the case.
All this time the people of Sioux
City are quiet. They say very little as
a general thing, but go ahead and do
a great deal When the location of
their prosed line is decided upon they
will 60 ahead and build to connec-
ton with the Manitoba system-and
that with rush. Whether it will be
by way of Canton, Or Marshall. Mimi.
the future alone will determine.